{"product_id":"100-bible-films-1","title":"100 Bible Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice Outstanding Academic Title 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom\u003ci\u003e The Passion of the Christ\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eLife of Brian\u003c\/i\u003e, and from \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Commandments\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eLast Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, filmmakers have been adapting the stories of the Bible for over 120 years, from the first time the Höritz Passion Play was filmed in the Czech Republic back in 1897. Ever since, these stories have inspired musicals, comedies, sci-fi, surrealist visions and the avant-garde not to mention spawning their own genre, the biblical epic. Filmmakers across six continents and from all kinds of religious perspectives (or none at all), have adapted the greatest stories ever told, delighting some and infuriating others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Bible Films\u003c\/i\u003e is the indispensable guide to this wide and varied output, providing an authoritative but accessible history of biblical adaptations through one hundred of the most interesting and significant biblical films. Richly illustrated with film stills, this book depicts how such films have undertaken a complex negotiation between art, commerce, entertainment and religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Page traces the screen history of the biblical stories from the very earliest silent passion plays, via the golden ages of the biblical epic, through to more innovative and controversial later films as well as covering significant TV adaptations. He discusses films made not only by some of our greatest filmmakers, artists such as Martin Scorsese, Jean Luc Godard, Alice Guy, Roberto Rossellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Lotte Reiniger, Carl Dreyer and Luis Buñuel, but also those looking to explore their faith or share it with lovers of cinema the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54003706036568,"sku":null,"price":87.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781839023538.jpg?v=1770273942","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/100-bible-films-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}